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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2018
Filed:
May. 09, 2016
Brose Fahrzeugteile Gmbh & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Hallstadt, Hallstadt, DE;
Bernd Herthan, Michelau, DE;
Dominik Hagel, Bad Staffelstein, DE;
Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Hallstadt, Hallstadt, DE;
Abstract
An actuating apparatus for adjusting a first vehicle door which can be automatically adjusted between a closed position and an open position is used in a vehicle. To this end, the actuating apparatus has a capacitive distance sensor for detecting a movement of a person who is in the vicinity of the vehicle, and also has a control and evaluation unit. The control and evaluation unit is configured to identify a first door actuation request on the basis of the detected movement, and to trigger adjustment of the first vehicle door when the first door actuation request is identified. In this case, a sensor electrode of the capacitive distance sensor is arranged in a vehicle corner region which is associated with the rear of the vehicle.